Alabama rolled out of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday while UCLA,
Washington and USC have settled into the top 10.

The Pac-10's ascent was led by UCLA, 23-20 winners over Michigan on
Saturday. The Bruins (3-0), unranked in the preseason, jumped eight places to
No. 6 after beating their second third-ranked team in three games. They also
beat Alabama on Sept. 2.

Washington (3-0), a 17-14 winner at Colorado, moved up a spot to No. 8 and
idle USC (2-0) also advanced a notch to No. 9.

The last time a trio of Pac-10 teams were in the top 10 together was the
final poll of the 1984 season - Washington at No. 2, UCLA at No. 9 and USC at
No. 10.

Alabama (1-2) took one of the more amazing journeys out of the poll. Ranked
No. 3 in the preseason, the Crimson Tide dropped to No. 13 after its a 35-24
loss at UCLA. A not-too-convincing win over Vanderbilt saw 'Bama fall to No.
15, and Saturday's 21-0 loss to Southern Mississippi knocked them out
completely.

Last time something similar occurred was 1984, when Pittsburgh was No. 3 in
the preseason, fell to No. 17 after opening with a loss and two polls later
disappeared from the rankings.

Nebraska and Florida State were still 1-2 in balloting by the 71 sports
writers and broadcasters on the AP panel. Florida (3-0), a 27-23 winner at
Tennessee, moved up three places to No. 3.